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Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

www.ctvnews.ca

Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform in Brazil amid feud with Musk

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A search Friday on X showed hundreds of Brazilian users inquiring about VPNs that could potentially enable them to continue using the platform by making it appear they were logging on from outside the country.
This is your chance to break free.
- He already backed down on this vpn ban, because he heard smarter people than him saying he should.
  https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/radar/moraes-recua-de-decisao-sobre-veto-a-vpn-para-acessar-o-x/
- Unfortunately people like routine. Look how many people went back to reddit after the mobile disaster.
- "Hundreds"? Oh my God there are "hundreds" of them. A solid user base for a social media app there.
- On the bright side, more people using VPNs.
Good.
However, I'm curious about how they plan to implement this, technologically.
Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
Will Musk go full Qanon and make a big deal about making an X darknet site for Brazil or some dumb shit?
We live in a fucking circus, and the clowns are running the show.
- Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
  Yes, I believe the next step is for the Telecomm Agency to issue an ordinance. Google and Apple now have to remove the app from the store. Apparently VPNs are also not allowed to access it but I dunno how that would even work.
  
  Perhaps VPN servers in Brazil (I'm no lawyer) but people can choose to connect to servers outside the country.
  
  They'll probably let people access it but public figures profiles will get fined if they post something.
- Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
  I think that's exactly it and how I understand this sentence:
  Given that operators are aware of the widely publicized standoff and their obligation to comply with an order from de Moraes, plus the fact doing so isn't complicated, X could be offline as early as 12 hours after receiving their instructions, said Luca Belli, coordinator of the Technology and Society Center at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Rio de Janeiro.
- Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
  It will be exactly this.
He's taking all vpn off Google and apple too. This is a terrible, dangerous and dumb decision despite how much I dislike Twitter and musk.
Edit: they just went back on the decision to remove vpn, so it's all good. Hooray.

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